Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology



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CHAPTER 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES


  1. Define psychology. Explain the study of positive psychology. (See "The World of Psychology: An Overview.")
  2. Name the psychological subfields. Give examples of the questions and issues associated with each subfield. (See "Subfields of Psychology.")
  3. Compare the goals and beliefs of structuralism, Gestalt psychologists, psychoanalysis, functionalism, and behaviorism. Describe introspection and the functional analysis of behavior. (See "A Brief History of Psychology.")
  4. Compare and contrast the basic assumptions that define the six approaches to psychological phenomena: biological, evolutionary, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic. Define eclectic. (See "Approaches to the Science of Psychology.")















Engineering Psychology - Bad Design Examples






History of Mental Health


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Bedlam

The Lives They Left Behind
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Psychology Trading Cards


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Historic Psychologist
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Sigmund Freud

John Watson

B.F. Skinner

William James

Edward Titchener

William Wundt

Max Wertheimer